A wandering mind

a dreamless realm

an untamed child

in delirium’s grip

the chaos prevails.

 

Madness reigns

shadowed streams

lost in illusions

a spectral play.

 

Darkness whispers,

thoughts in disarray.

Laughter echoes of joy bland.

Truth fragmented

and reality blind.

 

Light blackened,

Night is day.

A symphony of delirium

distortes sky.

The blankness persists

and fog it finds

as dawn unwinds.

 

A wish remains

for delirium to fade,

leaving dreams again in flight.

Ah! the bruised soul

finds the light.

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Dr Insha Qayoom Shah
Department of English, University of Kashmir (India)